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A FOI request denied & correspondence with MP Rob Merrifield
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Joe Kutcha's Freedom of Information request about the Mendel re-development is denied, and also see his correspondence with Conservative MP Rob Merrifield. Within the Transport Portfolio, Merrifield oversees Saskatchewan Infrastructure.
Download the Freedom of Information request denialo
Download the correspondence with MP Rob Merrifield's office.
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Joe Kuchta: Is the mendel a victim of proposed federal spending?
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Submitted to The Globe and Mail on November 8, 2009 by Joe Kuchta
In recent weeks The Globe reported that Conservative ridings across Canada have received the majority of federal stimulus spending; and, that the Harper government is more interested in reporting how much stimulus funding has been allocated to projects, rather than making a priority of detailing how much is actually stimulating activity. One of the victims of this disturbing behaviour is the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon.
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November 12, 2009 is NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY! Do you want to donate to the City of Saskatoon?
Check out THE DONOR BILL OF RIGHTS - How well do you think Saskatoon's Mayor Atchison and City Council, and the Mendel Board and Mendel Foundation are doing?
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Chris Tyrell: A Bittersweet initiative in Saskaton
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With federal dollars in the works, the proposed Mendel move is now a national issue and is viewed with disdain by art lovers and experts across the country in the fields of art and culture. We reprint Vancouver's popular Opus Column (December/09) written by Chris Tyrell. This column has a readership of 60,000 across Canada.
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The Meaning of the Mendel
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Forsaking the Mendel Art Gallery, Fred Mendel's extraordinary gift to
the city of Saskatoon, for a new art gallery at River Landing is an act of cultural vandalism. How can city officials and the Mendel board have made this kind of
shocking decision without consultation with residents and community
groups, the Mendel Art Gallery's many stakeholders, and the
Mendel/Mitchell family?
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Mendel Family donates paintings: StarPhoenix June 18, 1965
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 A PDF scan of an article in the StarPhoenix from June 18th, 1965 about Fred Mendel's donations to the Mendel Art Gallery.
Click Here to view PDF
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The Question of Accountability
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Former Mendel board member Annemarie Buchmann-Gerber provides important insight into why things have gone so terribly wrong at the Mendel Art Gallery in 2009. She writes: "Before the board was stacked by the mayor, previous Mendel boards voted unanimously to keep the wonderful Mendel Art Gallery at its original site, which is one of the most beautiful sites in all of Canada and a very family friendly place beside the Kinsmen Park. The original Mendel building is an award-winning design and the proposed new design has integrity and consideration. Congratulations to the previous boards and directors."
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SAVE THE MENDEL: THE FIGHT CONTINUES
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The election is over but the struggle to Save the Mendel Art Gallery continues. If you haven't done so already, please sign our Petition to Save the Mendel, and please check back often for the latest news. And please use the Share This links below to let more people know about the issue!
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River Landing, gallery decisions need explanation
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Mayor Don Atchison and city councillors seeking re-election have a lot to answer for on River Landing. When
council began making decisions in late 2003 on the south downtown, the
public was not told how much the project would cost eventually. It
wasn't until November 2004 that city administration tabled its first
River Landing capital budget.
Continue reading this article on the Saskatoon StarPhoenix website
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